Tesla May Have Created a Problem With 4680 Model Y from Giga Texas

Here is what happens when Tesla makes different products with the same car name for the same market. The company ignores standardization and it may cost it dearly.

On March 8 a Tesla owner Dan Burkland tweeted "7 months later and we finally have a VIN assigned for my wife’s Tesla Model Y Performance. Bad news: It’s a Fremont VIN so no 4680s + structural pack. My wife is now deciding if we want to hold out a little longer for the 4680s."

AutoRevolution's Gustavo Ruffo notes that while Burkland is just a random customer, his doubts are the same as several Tesla clients also have. "Most of them want the latest that the company can offer, even if that is not yet sufficiently tested and proven robust. These customers behave like they were buying a smartphone: only the newest technology will suffice," Ruffo writes.

Some people say whether you buy a Giga Texas Model Y with 4680 battery or Fremont Model Y with 2170 battery, they will be indistinguishable from a user experience standpoint. Not sure why everyone is so anxious to get a rev1 new Tesla technology product that, history tells us, will be more prone to issues.

Ruffo writes, "fumor has it that Tesla will sell the Model Y made in Texas with those cells. A while ago, the company celebrated producing one million units of these batteries, which would allow Tesla to produce a little more than 1,000 Model Ys. In other words, that’s far from enough for producing the electric crossover in regular numbers."

He lso adds that "If Tesla really decides to deliver the first Model Y units made in Texas with the 4680 batteries, it will produce very different cars for the same market, even if they have the same names and appearance. That will make many of its customers cancel orders in an attempt to get the bigger cells. While wanting the latest tech may work with smartphones and tablets, it is a very bad idea with cars. Early adopters are the first ones to face issues."

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Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery. Tesla Model Y from Fremont with 2170 battery. Tesla 4680 battery vs 2170 battery. Tesla Giga Texas Model Y and its battery.

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